Newfoundland Adventures

June 2022

A 11-day adventure by Tara Read more

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- Jun 16, 2022
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 50 m
- Canada Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's Kellys Brook 47.559757, -52.71871947°33’35” N 52°43’7” W
Day 1
The Adventure Begins
June 16, 2022 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
By car, by plane, by ferry!
It was a bit convoluted getting us both to The Rock but we did it.

When we were planning this trip we realized that there were few to none rental cars to be had. 😳 Kevin made the true sacrifice to make sure we could explore Newfoundland at our own pace and our own itinerary. ❤️

Poor Kevin spent so many hours in the car - first taking me to the airport to catch my early morning flight, then back home (to cut the grass) and finally as he hit the road the afternoon of the 16th after his medical appointment.
My flight was smooth and uneventful and I landed mid afternoon on the 16th, just about the time Kev was hitting the road for his 17 hour drive!
Bless his heart for making that drive, through the pouring rain, through the night and making it with time to spare for his ferry on the 17th - what a way to spend this birthday! Thankfully he had a cabin and was able to get a good nights sleep and caught an amazing sunrise.Read more
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- Jun 17, 2022, 12:00am
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 24 m
- Canada Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's Cahill Point 47.564411, -52.6938147°33’52” N 52°41’38” W
Day 2
Convention Weekend
June 17, 2022 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Sometimes the Union can take you places you’ve always wanted to visit 😉
There was work to be done but there was also lots of time to spend with fabulous union brothers and sisters and have some fun!

Had the absolute best screeching in experiences at Christian’s Pub with Skipper (Chef) Lukey - might have to consider a job as greeter for the bar in my retirement 🤪🤣Read more
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- Jun 19, 2022
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 24 m
- Canada Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's Cahill Point 47.5644, -52.693847°33’52” N 52°41’38” W
Day 4
Post Convention - Day One - St John’s
June 19, 2022 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
We book-ended the final morning of convention with some sightseeing and exploring.
It was crazy early (and foggy and cloudy) but we wanted to at least try to catch sunrise at Cape Spear. We didn’t see the sun but got some cool photos, heard (and sort of saw) a humpback slapping its fins and caught a quick glimpse of a finback whale.
From Cape Spear we headed to Signal Hill (just so we could knock that one off the bucket list!)
We spent the afternoon checking out Quidi Vidi and a small road tour just outside the city. We happened across Middle Cove where families were enjoying a lovely sunny afternoon on the rocky beach. Just a few days after our visit we heard that the capelin arrived in the cove - apparently it was quite the site!
As we headed back to the hotel we drove some of the steep streets to grab some shots of the “jellybean houses” 😁Read more
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- Jun 20, 2022
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 5 m
- Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Harnum Point Dildo Head 47.571221, -53.5618647°34’16” N 53°33’43” W
Day 5
St. John’s to Twillingate Part 1 - Dildo
June 20, 2022 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Today was going to be a long day - lots of driving and multiple bucket list stops along the way.
Dildo - Of course we had to stop here! 😂
We stopped in to Nan and Pops Dildo Souvenir Shop - just love the name!!
The people of Newfoundland are truly some of the nicest and most helpful people you will ever meet and Brenda was no different 😁
This was an unplanned stop so we made it as quick as we could 😜Read more
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- Jun 20, 2022
- ☁️ 11 °C
- Altitude: 48 m
- Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Elliston Elliston Cove 48.629686, -53.04472548°37’47” N 53°2’41” W
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St. John’s to Twillingate Pt 2 Elliston
June 20, 2022 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Today was going to be a long day - lots of driving and multiple bucket list stops along the way.
PUFFINS!!!
During our planning for this trip I came across Elliston as a great place to see puffins. I love puffins so this was a must do as we made our way to Twillingate. We came across the Puffin Cafe as we were looking for a place to eat and so decided to stop in for lunch and to make sure we had the best directions to where to see the puffins.
Again the nicest, most helpful waitress confirmed where we could locate them - “past the beach past the park” - almost didn’t catch the directions with the speed at which she said it and with the heavy Newfie accent 🤪
I’ll be honest, I was expecting to walk to a point of land where you could look across the water to an island where the puffins were nesting. We brought along the binocs and my little camera which has a small telephoto lens in the hopes we might get some good sights.
OMG 😳 As we created the hill and walked toward the point of land - THEY WERE RIGHT THERE!! About 2 dozen puffins were perched on the grass and rocks on the edge of the point.
No need for the binocs (although you could have used them to see all the ones nesting on the island) and I swear that every photo posted was taken with our phone cameras.
As I sat watching and taking photos the most amazing and magical thing happened - 2 of the cutest and most curious little creatures essentially walked right up to me! They were within about 10 feet as I controlled my urge to reach out and try to pet them 😍
This was truly the absolute highlight of my trip - it became the theme and I came home with so many puffin souvenirs 😁
I should also note that Elliston is also known as the root cellar capital of the world - they’re pretty cool too.Read more
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- Jun 20, 2022
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Bonavista Squarry Island 48.654446, -53.1231248°39’16” N 53°7’23” W
Day 5
St. John’s to Twillingate - Bonavista
June 20, 2022 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Today was going to be a long day - lots of driving and multiple bucket list stops along the way.

After the puffins we headed for Bonavista - East coast travel requires as many lighthouses as possible.
Along the road to the lighthouse we passed a lovely black fox and then came across a young pup while we explored the lighthouse area.
After Bonavista we had a long drive to get to our campsite for the night so there were no more stops along the way 😜Read more
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- Jun 21, 2022
- ☁️ 8 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
- Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Twillingate Young Point 49.646563, -54.76360749°38’48” N 54°45’49” W
Day 6
Twillingate
June 21, 2022 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
After a less than stellar night sleeping in the car at Dildo Run Provincial Park, we were up early and headed to Twillingate for our boat cruise.
We drove around the village and had a lovely breakfast at one of the local establishments.
Our boat trip was a bust for whales or icebergs but was still pretty exciting with the wind and the waves - sure glad that neither of us gets seasick!
After our boat tour we stopped by Auk Island Winery and sampled some very tasty fruit wines - of course we had to make some purchases and managed to come home with a whole case 😜
After Twillingate we had another long journey to our next accommodation in Parsons Pond.Read more
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- Jun 22, 2022
- ⛅ 11 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Parson's Pond Parsons Pond River 50.031994, -57.71202150°1’55” N 57°42’43” W
Day 7
West Coast Day 1
June 22, 2022 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
I can’t tell you how lucky we were to find The Turnip as a place to stay as we explored the west coast of the island. The Turnip B&B was quiet, clean and had the most delicious, fresh, homemade breakfasts - such a treat with so many meals on the road.
Our first day on this side of the island was definitely slower paced. We only had one thing to do - Western Brook Pond. Unfortunately it was a cloudy day so we couldn’t see the tops of the cliffs/mountains but it was still an amazing trip down the freshwater sound.
In addition to the boat tour we also checked out some of the sights around Rocky Harbour including the red chairs at the site of the SS Ethie shipwreck, Lobster Cove lighthouse and caught the end of a lovely sunset.Read more
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- Jun 23, 2022
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Caplin Gulch Beak Point 51.598064, -55.52925551°35’53” N 55°31’45” W
Day 8
West Coast Day 2 - L’anse aux Meadow
June 23, 2022 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Today was another driving day adventure (3+ hours one way) to see a very unique historic location and hoping to see icebergs. We had been told at there were bergs in the area of St Anthony and we hoped to be able to see something from land as we did not plan for another boat tour.
We set off early from The Turnip and headed to the northern tip of the island. Newfoundland has some of the most diverse geography/topography I’ve ever seen. It was lovely to travel through some of the cutest outports and as we travelled across towards St Anthony it was like a rocky moonscape.
We arrived at L’anse aux Meadow and set off to explore the site. When you see the location you can truly appreciate and understand why the Viking chose the location - it’s perfectly situated. They have done an amazing job with reconstruction and the interpretive staff are exceptional. I was offered 3 pieces of silver to leave Kev behind and he was offered 2 sheep and a goat for me! And while they figured we could both make beer they were hoping I would stay instead since I was less likely to drink it! 😂
Before we left we asked the staff where we could see the iceberg at St Anthony and as we had come to expect she provided directions to a great viewing spot. Still not sure what to expect for a view of the berg (just like the puffins) we were pleasantly surprised when we came to the lookout and could see the berg so well! As I was taking some photos, Kev was checking the maps on his phone and he figured there had to be a way to get closer so before heading back south we decided to try out another road and then a very bumpy trail and a short walk brought us to a rocky outcrop and there it was right in front of us!
Another successful and memorable day 🙂Read more
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- Jun 24, 2022
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 211 m
- Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Glenburnie-Birchy Head-Shoal Brook Gull Pond 49.473004, -57.95836549°28’23” N 57°57’30” W
Day 9
West Coast Day 3 - to Corner Brook
June 24, 2022 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
After our last yummy breakfast, grabbing some cookies and filling our small jug at the local spring water site we headed south. Our destination today was Corner Brook via some trails in Gros Morne, including the Tablelands.
We took a bit of a leisurely pace today, stopping for some more National Park red chairs and some final shopping in Rocky Harbour.
The Tablelands is one of the most unusual and unique places. The Earths mantle is exposed giving it an otherworldly view. The pictures turned out ok but it truly is a fascinating landscape.Read more
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